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Show WASHINGTON NEAWS An Independent Newspaper Devoted To The Interests Ot The People Ot Rich County and Lower Bear River Valley .Volume. 14 Number 16 FROM OUR CONGRESSMAN W. K. GRANGER $1.50 Per Tear Training in Demand The big problem in National Defense training today is to keep the trainees long enough to have them well trained, says George D. Clyde, Dean of tihe School of Engineering, Industries & Trades. Defense industries are bidding for well trained men in every line. The program at the college consists of training in Aircraft Communication, Aircraft Construction and Maintenance, Aircraft Engines, Aircraft Sheet Electric Metal, Acetylene Welding, AuAutomotive Mechanics, Welding, tomotive Electrics and Carburetion. Autobody and Painting, Trucks and Tractors, Mechanical Drafting, Topographical Drafting, Forging, General Metals, Machine Shop, Plumbing and Steam Fitting and Pattern. Making, these courses will all run six hours per day, five days per week ; some last weeks twelve weeks, some twenty-fou- r THE weeks. and others thirty-siLONGER THE TRAINING, THE HIGHER THE PAY AND THE MORE PERMANENT THE POSITION. Persons wishing summer employment can now take advantage of this training by making application to the ocal office of the State Employment Service at 53 Easit 1st North, Logan, Utah, and then register with the Industrial Division of the college for a twelve week's course in aircraft or The twelve week allied industries. 8 :30 p. m. to 2 :30 from run urograms m. and will finish on June 30, 1941. lf - ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION IS AUTHORIZED AT HILL FIELD Ad rational temporary buildings and fadli ties to cost an estimated $505,802 have been authorized at Ogden Air Depot. Hill IField, Utah. Buildings to be constructed include 2 administration buildings, 2 officers quarters, 1 day room, 1 supply room, 1 barracks, 1 enlisted mens mess, 1 hospital ward.-storeroom, 1 recreation building, and utilities. The funds will also cover the cost of completion of runways. COO BILL A bill was introduced y Senator McOarran which would set aside 300 of the 1,500 camps of the Civilian Conservation Corps for exclusive use in training enrollees as behind the lines workers in the nn-- , tional defense program. ' The bill would appropriate $20,000,000. The measure is designed to provide an ever increasing supply of sikilled bridge builders, pontoon mem road-builder- ' ' s, struck v. &inuner&' welders, machinists, electricians, me-- v chanics, etc. The bill also calls for partial training in the special skills in the other 1,200 COO camps. FOC SETS UP LISTENING POSTS The Federal Communications . - missions listening post system is in partial operation now. A month ago the Commission began, with the cooperation of the Defense Communications Board, setting np several posts in the United States and its posses- e slons to listen to broadcasts. When the system is complete 850 spcialisits will be employed in transcribing, translating and analyzing newscasts, speeches and other foreign radio material which comes over the air, principally to determine the sources and nature of subversive radio propaganda. All such material will he sent to Washington to be short-wav- Notice Did the celebrated Yogis teachings, drive the rich society matron Insane He says not, and also claims Its all a mistake about his being able to sit on water float in the air or support himself on one finger. Dont miss these intimate revelations about strange occult practices among The Best People, as told, in The American Weekly, the magazine distributed with next weeks LOS ANGELES EXAMINER. Leaching BombnShocked Children Eng- heart-breakin- g 1ving monsters causing unendurable fright, but the daughter of Dr. Sigmund Freud, father of Psychoanalysis ?s finding surprising new ways to salvage these pitiful little human wrecks. Read this timely, moving double page feature and see these .poignant photographs in The American Weekly, the magazine distributed with nert weeks LOS ANGELES EXAMINER. l Neighborhcod Recreation Grounds Chicago now has 728 neighborhood recreation grounds, 273 of them made over from unsightly vacant ' lots. What the theorists only talk about, F. H. Wegner does. He rebuilt an old traditional school system Into a sane progressive educational pro gram. After proving his practical prowess as a big-tisuperintendent at Roslyn Heights, Long Island, N. Y., he was engaged to teach as one of eighteen visiting instructors In the Brigham Young. University summer quarter. SCHOOL PROBLEMS GROWING OUT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM WILL BE ANALYZED . they are boiled, x n Utahs school problems growing out cf the defense program will be; analyzed by na tional authorities in the Fifth FonferencePoif the tniprovetnenr of Education, at Btrigham Young Uniaccording to Dr. versity, June A. C. lumber, summer session dean. educators Successful intermountain will help examine such questions as these: How can school systems ad just to the many teacher withdrawals for military and other defense services? What should the schools teach for protection of democracy and the American way of life? The Utah State Department of Public Instruction, the Utah Education Association, and other important bodies will cooperate with B. Y. U. to make the conference sessions practical and concrete. The following specialists are being brought in to supplement the regular staff in education: Supt. F. H. Wegner, a man who took a traditional school system in Y Rcslyn Heights, Long Island, N. and rebuilt it from top to bottom into a highly successful system of progressive education. He will teach during the first summer term as well as participate in the conference. Dr. H. Gordon Hullfish, professor of education at Ohio State University, is prepared to deal with such subjects. as Democracy in Transition. ' Educational Freedom and DemocraEducatiorial Frontier.'' The and cy, of books on these for he is educators Other visiting subjects. will be President Hyrum Manwaring of Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho, and of Dr. J. C. Moffit, superintendent Provo schools. In all, eighteen visiting specialistwill be on hand for the first term, June 9 to July 18. , WHERE WILL BOYS TOWN DAYS 16-2- The Boys Town Days last Friday and Saturday were big days. One of the best things the boys did in the short term of office, was to clean up Main street which needed it very bad. The show Friday was as good as advertised. A1 Jolson, with his colored hand, furnished the music which wa Other features very good. which pleased the audience were the athletic stunts boxing, wrestling and tumbling of Coach Chester Christiansen and his students. Another feature which pleased the large crowd was the singing of young Bobbie Clawson. Bobbie has the promise of being a great singer if he will continue to sing. There were other features which were also enjoyed. The dance Saturday night, tho not too well attended, was very good, with Grace Hadleys orchestra furnishing the music. WOODRUFF NEWS BORN To Mr. and Mrs. Sam Eastman, a son, at Randolph, April 25th. BORN To Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Robinson of Evanston, at Woodruff, a son, April 28th. .Miss Grace Eaton of Alabama is a guest of Emerson Cox for a short while. Mrs. Leland Longhurst was rushed to Salt Lake last week for an appendicitis operation. The MIA held their closing social Tuesday evening at Putnam halL Active games, dancing and a short program were the features of the evening. Punch and cookies were served by the officers and teachers. Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Ashton made a brief business trip to Syracuse last Sunday. They returned Monday after- Stretching the Nickle What is said to be the smallest metal tube in the world has been made of pure nickle by a Norris' !T' town, Pa., company. It has an out- noon. W side diameter of less than 19 Mr. and Mrs. T. and Mr. J. Tingey of an inch with an inand Mrs. Fred Stacey attended the M side diameter of 4 , WANTOADS STEADY WORK GOOD PAY l Men and Gleaner girls banquet at. Kemmerer last Friday. Mrs. Sarah Henderson and daughter Mrs. Tom Miller and son Tommy, and Mrs. Lizzie Eastman of Evanston were visitors at the home of Mr, and Mra Joshua Ashton Thursday. RELIABLE MAN WANTED to call gjitm on farmers in Rich County. No experiThe betting machine i system was invented in France in ence or capital required. Writ 1865 by a man named Oiler, who MR, INMAN 2423 Magnolia St, Oakseveral at a French track land Calif. on March 25 of that year. Pari-Mutu- al Whitening Ctotbm To whiten clothes, add the juice Of one lemon to the water in which : place at Ohio Copper in Bingham. the water has percolated through the ore masses, picking up certain amounts of the copper in the ground, it is diverted to tanks in the tunnels. These tanks contain tin, which again attracts the cop-body. Years ago the company mined its Per from the water and eventually the tin to copper. The water copper ores in the usual manner, turns 8 then pumped back to the surface drifts and tunnels through driving the underground. This was ex-- to rework the ore again, Precipitating copper from water pensive and could only be done during high market prices for the which percolates through copper metal, owing to the low grade deposits is a common practice, but Ohio Copper is the only plaee character of the product mined. In addition to the product mined, where it is known to be mined there was a vast amount of low n such a manner, The precipitation of copper Is grade copper ore in the porphyry on which the property is located, said to have been discovered by a The proprety was not adaptable to miner living near a stream which the open-cu- t methods, so a process originated in the hills of a copper of leaching was adopted, using the deposit. Tin cans that he disposed old workings to collect the copper of in the stream soon turned to cop-iper and to his amazement he had solution. , In the process,, water is sprinkled discovered a process which has for on. the surface and collected in tun- - years played an important part in deposit. After the production of the Ted metal. peUdePj9,waJtn.-th- e pari-mutu- al ' in One of the most unique mining operations in the world is that of the Ohio Copper Company of Utah at Binham, where it is winning copper from a disseminated ore - lands most casualties. To them the Nazi bombs are fearful In Advance National Defense Underground Industry He Rebuilt Old System From Congressman. W. K. Granger) CURRENT LEVEL OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN UTAH Average sales independent retailers in Utah, based llPon reports from 276 stores were 7 per cent higher in February of this rear than in .February of 1940. Sales iu towns with less than 2500 population decreased 3 per cent In February. Railroads report increases in business and employment in all branches the service. 220 men have beeu employed for track and bridge work but of Ogden during March. It is estimated that the building volume for 1941 will exceed that of 1940 by two and times. one-ha- Randolph. Utah. Friday May 2, 1941 I t BOMBARDMENT WING IS UTAHS OWN GO? Tenative approval by the Twentieth Bombardment Wing of the Army Air WHERE WILL I GO? At least Corps of wing insignia with a Utah iwenty times every day of the week motif is awaiting approval by the War and sometimes at home at night, our Department before it is officially rectelephone rings and it Is some parent ognized. or young man who wants to know if The insignia sketched by Artist he- can be sent to Fort Lewis, Camp Paul S. Clowes of Salt Lake City, conOrd or Fort Knox, if he is drafted or sists of a beehive surmounted by a if he volunteers. seagull and flanked by two bombs. If be painted Frankly, we wish we had the an- accepted the insignia will it will and the in on wing all planes swer, but no one in Selective Service, enand officers the worn he by whether they be located at National also unit. men in that or State Headquarters, can tell where listed Idea for the insignia was that cf any of our inductees will be sent after W. H. Frank, who they reach Fort Douglas, Utah, the Brigadier General briefly as at Fort Douglas served reception center. before officer going to The Army is doing everything with- commanding command the 21st to Orleans New in its power to place the men where Bombardment Wing there. ihey will be most satisfied and where The emblem consists of a seagull they will fit into the Army picture over a beehive, with a pair of hut to satisfy each and every inductee flying at an angle beneath or even enlisted men would be almost bombs meeting Two Xs form the Robeehive. the an impossibility. Hence, some of those Numeral indicating the wing who thought they had been promised man 20. service at Fort Lewis are now at number, is white on top with The seagull Camp Ord and1 some who were schedshadow under the wing and uled for Camp Ord are at Fort Lewis. shaded breast. The beehive is black and goldThe Army requisitions its men from, en orange with black rings. The the Corps Area and the group on hand bombs are black and golden orange. ready at the time the requisition ar- .The background is ultramarine blue. orrives gets the cal and makes the trip Tho predominating colors golden to wherever the Army decides to send colthe are ange and ultramarine blue them. To do otherwise would be fa- ors of the air corps. voritism and the Army does not play favorites. BISHOP ASHTON COMING TO RANDOLPH LADIES LITERARY CLUB MEETS a letBishop G. W. Peart received The Ladies literary dub met at ter from Bishop Marvin Ashton of the home of Edna Rex April 30th. Isa- Salt Lake City asking for a date to belle Nebeker was assistant hostess. meet the youth of the Randolph ward. The book, Consultation Room, by The date is set for Wednesday, May Frederick Loomis, was reviewed by tth. Bishop Ashton and others will Aiico Hoffman. It was a very fine be there to address us. Everybody ininteresting and educational book and vited to attend. given in such plain language and entertaining manner that we all enjoyed They Were Wrong It very much. After a hearty applause George M. Cohan refused to hir and general discussion, a dainty lunch Fannie Brice; George White refused was served to 20 members and Mrs. to pay Kate Smith $300 a week; RuZettie Kearl and then the dub adjourn-d- . dolf Valentino was fired after one show at the Colony theater in New - . , Inscription on Napoleons Tomb The burial place of Napoleon is under the dome of the Hotel des Invalides in Paris. The inscription, taken from his will, is, I desire that my ashes shall rest on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people that I have loved so well. York. Youth Hostels In 1938 nearly 10,000,000 were registered overnight in the youthhostels of 25 countries. Of these, approxwere registered in imately 10,000 about 200- - American hostels. The charge for staying all night is rarely over. 25 cents. |